17 March 2011

PLAYING THE BALL EVEN IF YOUR PATH IS PARTLY BLOCKED: RAMY ASHOUR

An excellent example to demonstrate that often it makes sense to keep going for the shot even if there's more than minimal contact (in other words: your opponent blocks or let's say so: clears in a doubtful way). Of course, strong and fast legs needed, as you might have to make one more quick step and lounge longer and deeper, and you still need to keep the balance to have an effective control of your shot. You also might need a strong wrist as you can not really get deception into your shot through a hold back-swing (there's no time for it), so to make your opponent guess the wrong way you might want to hit the ball with a late and quick flick of the wrist, which on club-level is tough I am afraid and even on pro level only the very best can handle it efficiently.